Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani said Thursday the government would continue to
work to relaunch cultural heritage and tourism in Italy after
the UN's education, science and culture agency (UNESCO) decided
not to include Venice on its World Heritage in Danger list.
"At UNESCO, thanks to the teamwork of the Italian government and
Venice, we have achieved an international success for the lagoon
city," said Tajani on X.
"We will continue to work for a strong relaunch of cultural
heritage and tourism in Italy," he added.
On Thursday at a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, UNESCO's World
Heritage Committee agreed unanimously not to include Venice on
its 'blacklist' of endangered World Heritage Sites.
The decision came after UNESCO in July recommended that the
lagoon city be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger on
grounds Italy was not doing enough to protect the city from the
climate crisis and mass tourism.
It "is demonstration that all the efforts we are making, at
every institutional level, to safeguard Venice have been
recognised, and that the proposal (to include the city) in the
list of endangered sites was very political and not very
technical," said Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro.
"I am delighted to learn that Venice will not be included in
UNESCO's list of endangered sites and, like every other Italian,
I rejoice at this extraordinary result, which rewards the
commitment of the Government, the Veneto Region and the City of
Venice, who have worked together to win a difficult game," said
Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè.
"However, this must not reduce our efforts to protect a city
that is an open-air monument," she continued.
"We will continue to work to promote an increasingly accessible
and sustainable tourism, in line with the industrial vision we
have drawn up for the sector," concluded the minister.
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